After the Tribulation
or Post
Tribulation

Some who proclaim a Pre-Tribulation Rapture say that the Bible does not
specifically state when the Lord will return for the Church. They say, “There
is no verse which states that the Lord will return Pre-Tribulation,
Mid-Tribulation or Post Tribulation.”

But, that is not totally true, the Bible does state when the Lord will return
to gather His chosen, the Church. As a matter of fact the Lord Himself
stated when He would return to gather His elect. He made the statement
in the Olivet Discourse as recorded in two of the gospels accounts.
Jesus says,

Immediately
after the tribulation of those days 'the sun will be darkened, and the
moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the
heavenly bodies will be shaken.' At that time the sign of the Son of Man
will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They
will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and
great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they
will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the
heavens to the other (Matthew 24:29-31).

But in those days, following that tribulation, "'the sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the
sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' "At that time men will see
the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And he will
send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the
ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens (Mark 13:24-27).

When people say, “There is no verse which states that the Lord
will return Pre-Tribulation, Mid-Tribulation or Post Tribulation,” they think
they are safe in making this statement because these terms (Pre, Mid and Post)
are thought to be terms we have devised to differentiate our beliefs. However,
they fail to take into consideration the Latin Vulgate translation of the
Bible.

The Latin Vulgate states that the Son of Man will return “Post
Tribulationem.” I should point out that we get the term “Post” from
Latin. "Post" means “after or following.”

Now, let's look at the Latin Vulgate for the above
gospel accounts of Jesus’ words.

Not only does the Bible clearly state that Jesus will return to
gather His Church after the tribulation, but, the Word of God, in Latin, even uses the
term “Post Tribulation” to describe when Christ will return for His
Chruch.